Warren and King in talks to give Harrison or Skelton a world title fight

Wednesday 8 November 2006 14:07 BST

Matt Skelton could fight his way to a world title fight if he overcomes Audley Harrison

Frank Warren will hold talks with fellow promoter Don King this week in an attempt to line up Matt Skelton or Audley Harrison with a crack at new WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs.

The two British giants face each other for Skelton's Commonwealth title at London's ExCeL Arena on Saturday, December 9.

But the chance to fight for one of the four major heavyweight belts next year is a far greater prize.

Briggs took the title off Serguei Lyakhovich in the final second of the final round in Arizona on Saturday night when he landed a thunderous knockout blow.

And Warren believes the victory could open doors for Skelton or Harrison. "I'll be talking to Don in the next few days and hopefully we can come up with some kind of plan," said Warren.

"Like all the current heavyweight champions, Briggs is very beatable, but that makes the division exciting at the moment. Hopefully there will be an opportunity for the winner of Skelton-Harrison in the New Year."